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Allina, MinuteClinic partner on retail clinics
Minneapolis-based Allina Hospitals has partnered with retail clinic operator MinuteClinic in a deal setting up the health system to pull patients in from the pharmacy-based clinic. The agreement is... Read more...
Retail clinic growth falling short of expectations
It's beginning to look like the more ambitious projections for the growth of the retail clinics were, uh, a bit ambitious. While some pundits were expecting to see 2,500 retail clinics in operation... Read more...
Trend: Retail clinics expanding range of services
The original retail clinic model largely focused on providing cheap, easy-to-access primary care services--a means for consumers to, say, get that sore throat treated without making an appointment.... Read more...
MinuteClinics doing well in Massachusetts
Just yesterday, we told you about CVS Caremark's plans to close 90 of its MinuteClinic retail clinics for their spring off-season. The move, coming from the retail clinic industry's largest player,... Read more...
CVS closes 90 MinuteClinics for season
The country's largest operator of retail clinics has closed 90 clinics for the spring season, a move reflecting not only the pressures brought on by the brutal U.S. recession, but also the continued... Read more...
Cleveland Clinic, MinuteClinic team up
The Cleveland Clinic and Minneapolis-based MinuteClinic are set to team up to provide retail clinics to several CVS stores across northeast Ohio in the coming year according to an article in Modern... Read more...
Retail clinics begin closing
While nobody's suggesting that the retail clinic market is about to dry up and blow away, signs continue to suggest that its first major growth phase is at an end--and that it's not going to be as... Read more...
Cigna pays for more retail clinic services
Cigna has expanded the number of retail clinics for which it will reimburse services, making it more likely that its peers will add such clinics to their provider list. The health plan already... Read more...
MA sets retail clinic rules
In a move which is likely to have national repercussions--given the still-emerging status of the retail clinic sector--the Massachusetts Public Health Council has issued its planned set of rules... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: The place of retail clinics in reform
Given the state's battleground status, it's not surprising to find out that MinuteClinic CEO Michael Howe is out there pitching Boston, MA-area consumers on the benefits of what he's calling... Read more...
